However, Pompeii says there is concern the group might move the team to Tornoto, located 100 miles away where the Bills have played some games in recent years. The group could also move the team to Los Angeles according to Pompeii. Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs is also a contender to buy the team and would keep it in his hometown of Buffalo.

Several officials told The Associated Press that a newly formed Bills stadium task force of public and private leaders seeking to bolster the team's long-term viability is considering sites that would put it closer to the team's burgeoning Ontario fan base.

"We're looking at Niagara County," Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy told the AP this week. "We're open to looking at a number of venues."

Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster confirmed Niagara County was discussed as an option during the inaugural meeting last week of the newly formed New Stadium Working Group committee.

Mary Wilson is taking over as the Buffalo Bills' controlling owner after the death on March 25 of her husband, Ralph Wilson. He founded the Bills when the American Football League began play in 1960 and was a major factor in the merger of the AFL and NFL that was completed in 1970.